First bad day since back from Japan

am feeling so irritated and pissed and i-duno-how to describe..



Prince Tutu has been in HK since 11th..and all the weekdays were fine..had things to do in sch..in the evenings were also quite packed.. with outings to meet frens, outing with lab, bring Sakamoto-san to shopping in town..but when it comes to weekend, its the official BOYFRIEND-DAY..so i'm stuck at home..at first wanted to go to school but just too lazy to step out..and BitBit-to-san told me that he saw some really scary sightings in my lab when he walked past today. I refuse to remember all that he has said if not i will neva dare to step into my lab ever. Still thinking about it.. and it still brings shiver down my spine..

anyway, am trying hard not to remember anything about it.

so stayed the whole day at home..am reali one person not to be cooped up at one place for too long.. if not i'll be in a bad mood.
talking about bad mood, the queen is in a bad mood. screaming at us for not wanting to order dinner delivery, not wanting to go out and eat.. i'm just pure full ah.. no chance to use up the energy i've consumed during breakfast even. wats more i haven even finish my lunch at this point in time. so i just told her u all go order, i dun feel like eating anything becos of the above reason. and after awhile, she stomped upstairs and slam her door, saying if we dun want to eat den fine. she'll just go to sleep.

urgh. bad day.

now wondering wat to do tomorrow..sigh..dun dare to go back to lab.. and dun want to stay at home.. :( miserable.. think princess think! i'm sure u can think of something!

"sorry! the brain is not in operation today. Please try again later."

seems like i'm back to being the unlucky gal ever~ Darn......

Renfred from Campus Superstar

Took bus with Renfred to sch today! haaa.. not going to sound like some lil giggly gals who drool at their idol etc.. after all he is only 1 year older than my bro..haa.. but its not everyday that u get to see some one who was famous.. think he lives around my area..serangoon gardens maybe.. cos he was also going to school.. Ngee Ann Poly..

was standing at the bus stop when i thot i saw someone familiar walking in my direction.. and yes, its him.. dressed in normal t-shirt and jeans and carrying a puma bag.. looking like any ordinary poly kid.. but well.. images of him on stage singing flashed thru my mind.. then he sat down..infront of me at the bus stop.. technically speaking i was the closest to him as compared to anyone at the bus stop..

ok, then was simply wondering where he was going etc..haaa. super kaypoh.. should go be a paparazzi! :P anyway the bus came and we boarded the same bus.. i sat down first then he sat beside me..i mean this is the closest encounter with someone who was/is famous (at least to the school kids).. :) i seriously he is too tall, same case for many guys taking buses.. he couldnt sit into the seat without his legs being in an uncomfortable position..so he wasnt seat shoulder to shoulder beside me.. but as the bus gets crowded, he slowly eased his way 'into' the seat.. so he was like atmost 5cm away from me..haaa.. *gosh this is sounding psycho* but no! am just trying relate the situation.. (think i am a very bad story teller.. *bleah* )

while he was sitting there, was trying to think how he feels on the bus.. is he worried that ppl will notice him? will be feel awkward with all the stares?or does he enjoy every moment of the glances ppl steal? i definitely deprived him of that if thats what he seeks..haaa..am so evil.. just pretended not to recognise him..but well who noes he mite be grateful for me treating him as per normal? :) i duno.. *shrug*

was also wondering how much is he earning..is he still having any 'work' other than being a student, did a poster for bus stops on some drinks, tv serial if i am not wrong..but no news of his music records (if any). hmm..if yes does he work on those after his sch hours etc..is he popular in sch? does his new frens befriend him becos he is someone more famous than the ordinary? if he didnt join campus superstar, will he be happier and not having to think of how true his 'new' frens are... hmm.. or mayb he just doesnt think that much..all these thots just entertained me throughout my bus ride..without a need to take out my lil ipod nano.. haaa..

think i will die thinking if i am a star..haaa.. (am so glad)

but seriously he is handsome, cute for his age.. if i were 10 years younger, i would have blushed my way to school..or mayb my heart would have jumped out during the journey..
BUT
i am freaking old! one who has constant backaches! grrrr...

how do i know i am old?i know when little cute boys in their teens lose their appeal TOTALLY~ :P

Upcoming Events!

Harlow the citizen of Strawberry empire..

it has been a while since i last updated.. well.. was busy playing facebook!haa~ was super addicted at some point in time..wasnt even able to do much work without my itchy fingers typing facebook in the IE..but well..i'm out of the addiction! just slowly decrease my time spent on it and Ta-dah! i'm free! :P think i m either one who is easily bored or am just moving on too fast..haa...

after my craze on facebook, Prince Tutu told me abt the Tokyo trip! yes! Princess Ejiko is GOING TO TOKYO! :) a journey back to my roots..:P was spending so much time planning for it,searching for hotels, searching for travel info etc.. i was obsessed...literally.. :( haa.. no choice but to admit that.. :( hee... well.. am so looking forward to the trip! booked a free plan tour to kyoto for 2 days one nite.. and will be spending like 7 nites in tokyo!of cos there are conferences to attend BUT oh well... :P that doesnt need much planning rite? :P
have also booked a ryokan..jap style hotel where we sleep on tatami!hee.. one nite is fine but i guess more nights on the tatami will render my back wasted..:( have been having alot of backaches recently..must be my dented mattress..duno wat to do.. :(

of cos before i leave, i have to finish tonnes of work.. and i really mean tonnes..here how the list goes:

1. grow out my fibroblasts
2. do cytotoxicity test on my samples
3. analyse data
4. do data processing for my elution data (have been working on that for at least 12 hours and there is simply too much data..even excel cant handle..keeps giving me error when i plot the graph.. :( duno why..*sob* seriously dun think excel is that lousy cos its abt 500+data points?)
5. finish the deliverable report! (this is the one which makes me sweat.. usually its abt 40pgs long..but well hope to able to keep to my usual record time and finish in a wks time?if not i'll be writing in japan! WTH..... :( )

motivation is all i need.. to finish up all these mundane and crap work.. *sigh* running low on that.. Prince Tutu is also quite stressed with his work.. jia you orh! :)

Choice Baby?

came across this advert in Today newspaper..and my first reaction was HUH?

money back gurantee?
track record??(o_O)
easy to follow????(*_*)

really wonder how anyone manage to set up a company just for this? how do they 'teach' or 'make u follow' their course! is this based on any form of technology that we know?from the advert doesnt look quite tech-based..hmmm.. (O_o)

my head is filled with question marks...

The Sylvanian Lamb Family

my newest looooovvvveee~~~~



Prince Tutu made me a wooden gothic doll house to store the family..so we went to buy the occupants! bought the lambie family..consisting of Papa Lamb ( Ewan Dale), cooking in their lil hambuger caravan stall...Prince Didi bought me a Hamburger Caravan Shop for my birthday which adds on to the collection! love it to bitsssss.... Now papa lambie and mama lambie tends the shop and its their lil shop (not so little)~~~

Mama Lamb (Babbara Dale), helping daddy with the cooking.. dun think u think their caravan stall is so sweet? :)

Sister Lamb resting on bed, she looks like she is doing yoga..haha


brother lamb washing his hands in the toilet and
baby lamb (Sean Dale) playing in his new toy train!.. and his rocking horse and baby cot..



their lovely living room.. with food!!

see aren't they cute?? the sight of them just makes my heart melt........*love*

shall buy more furnitures and family members for the town of StrawberryEmpire every month.. shall slowly bulk up the collection and build the town~~ cant wait for the rest of the town-ers to come in and enjoy StrawberryEmpire~~ :D

unknown areas of Singapore

Do you know that Singapore has another mini zoo other than the Singapore zoological garden? yes, went to the Animal Resort at Seletar Farmway..its so cute! there are quite a number of animals there, goats, chickens, parrots, other birds, dogs, peacocks, rabbits, hammies (hamsters), even iguana and weird looking ones too..hee.. don't know their names..

ever seen how a peacock egg looks like? here goes!

wise and old ALWAYS associates with under the tree?

Pretty birdie posing for a photo!

Lawry's Prime Ribs

went to Lawry's Prime Ribs for lunch few weekends back~ *love* the place really makes one feel like royalty.. the service, the ambience, the deco..awww.. THE place for Princesse..hee.. :P

had buffet there.. but as for the food....urm.. standard was only ok.. i think i had nicer food..it wasn't exceptionally nice in my opinion.. just average.. as for the price, was surprised that its quite cheap! the buffet was only 37+++ if i m not wrong..and there was a $50 rebate..then they gave $50 dining vouchers for the next visit for using UOB platinum card and 20% rebate of the current spending stored in their e-card to be used as cash at the next visit for using Masters Card. so i had a total of $74 dollars to be utilised at the next visit! *shocked*

and here's their weirdly dressed waitress doing up their 'famous' spinning bowl salad and daddy digging into his oyster~

Movie Reviews

Been a regular customer at the cinemas lately..cos of the discounts!haaa! let me share this with u..mon-thurs Cathay movie tix cost $6 if u use nets for payment! good deal~~

Movie #1:

881

it was so raved about.. expected so much.. but it failed to win my tears even though i was a cry-baby. Yes, the storyline is touching but, somehow, the emotions were not fully expressed..prepared quite a bit of tissue but was disappointed.

However, was impressed with the costumes..stunner! out-of-the-world i would say..but its definitely not easy on the tailors! KUDOS~

Movie #2:

Ball of Fury

people who wants to destress, laugh their heads off (cos they can definitely live without their heads watching the show) should go watch this show on the little white balls. Not much emotional thingy,but be prepared to be amused with their creativity at creating 'laughing points'. its a show that makes u think PINGPONG is a joke. :S

Movie #3:

Lust, Caution

favourite show amongst the 3.. wonderful cinematography i must say. just love the way Ang Lee portrays an emotion. slick~ however, am terribly upset with the censorship board..why the heck do they censor 9 mins worth of IMPT screentime? just to let the movie be "enjoyed" by a larger group of audience (ie, those who are <21>

but overall, its such a great show.not the plot cos there is no twist,no nothing but for the cinematography! go catch the (uncensored) movie! :)

Food Art

Do you know what is called Food Art? what do you think of when u think of food art? let me give you THE rendition of Food Art... Here goes!

This looks like a little cute doggy doesnt it?head turned to its left to face u..can u spot its lil waggily tail on the right of the picture? :)

Come and see the lil doggy's fren! the camel! stretching out its head..now, is it a single hump or twin hump? ;P

now..introducing the last of their gang, the snake! does it look as if its sticking its head out of the basket? now, where is the indian blowing the flute/recorder/etc *really duno what it is eh* :P

Today is a PUBLIC HOLIDAY!

yes! today is a public hols! cos today is Princess's Birthday!

and for this year's bday present? i got my Lady Dior Cannage Bag~ *i got my dior bag, i got my dior bag, i got my dior bag* love, love, love, love it to bitzzzzzz...... thanks daddy! hehe.. have been eyeing this bag since eternity..and just watch its price go up every year..since this bag will neva be on sale, so its price just keeps increasing every year.. when i first set eyes on it, it was only $2100+ and now? its $2500..anyway, love it love it! hehe..

Even the packaging is so prettily girly~ the material for the paper bag is very good too!

Now, now,lets take a peep into the bag...see its "passport" looking thingy?it contains its IC, birth cert and everything else.. :)

Now u see the star itself! presenting my new lil precious baby! pretty isnt she? :) *big grinz*

The wonderfully soft and luxurious lamb skin, perfectly quilted in such pretty geometry and the DIOR charm so sparkly and classy.. who can say no to such a pretty babe? ;)

From Prince Tutu, he has bought my samsung lil baby as i've posted in the previous post.. also in white.. hmm.. it matches..haha.. *sounds damn bimbo*

and from mummy, stil contemplating which watch to get..hmm.. duno if i should be getting one anyway..haha.. got too many.. :P

Happy hols people!;p

Settlers' Cafe

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Originally uploaded by strawberryempire

latest addiction! went to settler's cafe for at least 5 times this month! its totally addictive! love those weird games we played..although it can be abit pricey for 2. the more people you have the cheaper it is! so grab ur frens for a nice cozy outing there!

Atmosphere: ****/5*
service:****/5* (needs abit of patience to get their staff's attention)
Game selection: ***/5* @ East Coast
****/5* @ clarke Quay
Price: ***/5*

Past...

was looking back at my prev blog.. cleaned out almost everything..also realised that my life in the past seems to be more happening! hmm.. wonder what is happening to me now.. life seems to plateau out and cant be any flatter i guess.. well, if this is good or bad, its up to one to perceive.. mayb i 'm too old for excitements in life..haa...

feels quite good to clean out everything..as though starting on a clean slate.. although things/entries were not exactly physically existing, but just feel like it needs to be cleaned up once in a while.. things that were supposed to be private, are meant to be hidden..haha..sounds like i've got so many secrets...
but no..just feel that now at another stage in life, all will tend to hide things which are of the previous phases. Till one is comfortable enough to share or old enough to reminenscence..

思念是一种病

当你在穿山越岭的另一边
我在孤独的路上没有尽头
一辈子有多少的来不及
发现已经失去
最重要的东西
恍然大悟早已远去
为何总是在犯错之后
才肯相信错的是自己
他们说这就是人生
试著体会试著忍住眼泪
还是躲不开应该有的情绪
我不会奢求世界停止转动
我知道逃避一点都没有用
只是这段时间里尤其在夜里
还是会想起难忘的事情
我想我的思念是一种病
久久不能痊愈

当你在穿山越岭的另一边
我在孤独的路上没有尽头
时常感觉你在耳后的呼吸
却未曾感觉你在心口的鼻息
汲汲营营
忘记身边的人需要爱和关心
藉口总是拉远了距离
不知不觉无声无息
我们总是在抱怨事与愿违
却不愿意回头看看自己
想想自己到底做了甚黱蠢事情
也许是上帝给我一个试炼
只是这伤口需要花点时间
只是会想念过去的一切
那些人事物会离我远去
而我们终究也会远离变成回忆

思念是一种病
思念是一种病一种病

多久没有说我爱你
多久没有拥抱你所爱的人
当这个世界不在那黱美好
只有爱可以让他更好
我相信一切都来得及
别管那些纷纷扰扰
别让不开心的事停下了脚步
就怕你不说就怕你不做
别让遗憾继续一切都来得及

好感动。。。超喜欢这词。。美。。。。。

好好地给你所爱的人一个拥抱吧。。这可能是你最后一次抱着他。。下一秒会发生什么事谁也不知道。。珍惜每一秒。。

Is blog for the bored & nothing-better-to-do?

maybe most are bored and nothing better to do.. but i guess some are just out here to share..to record certain events in their lives..to update frens on their daily happenings..

i guess for me its just an avenue to talk about things where maybe no one has the time to sit down and listen..its something like the mediacorp's modtv..talk-to-me-on-demand or listen-to-me-when-u-have-time..
what is the world becoming?even talking and sharing has to be so 'customised' or rather so selfish?*shrug*

Low Batt

my life battery is low.calling out for help like your irritating low batt phone which keeps beeping..telling u its hungry and needs a charge before it dies on u..

no..its not sleep that i need. its something more, something less, something so near yet so far..

i need a charge..

任意门

好希望能有一道任意门让我躲一躲。。
真希望能每天开心。。
其实也没要求些什么。。就只希望能天天过的快乐。。

Pressing Question

What do you call this little self-adhesive stick-on for hanging of handphone accessory onto handphones without the slot for hanging handphone accessory?

i've bought something like this from taiwan eons ago..it has a spongy 3m-like-double sided tape which on one end sticks to your handphone, the other side is stuck onto a plastic extension with a small metal ring connected. This metal ring is for users to hang the handphone accessory..

i know this question is rather long and confusing..i tried my best..cant seem to find a better way to phrase it.. :(
i cant sleep without the ans! i've done countless searches online but nothing close.. :(

The Research in Me

is it so easy to give up? seriously i think people who are not perservering are definitely not suited to do research. Just when you face many possible errors in your results you would advise to stop the research and adopt a whole new way of doing it all over again, without even trying to solve the problems? what is it with this 'give up halfway' attitude?if that is the attitude one has in life, the person will neva succeed.

To me research is venturing unfamiliar grounds, its all about trail-blazing..it is expected that we do not know how we are going to get to somewhere but we just follow by faith and with perserverance and luck, we get there!even in times when we do not get there, i always believe that we will discover new routes to other places. Even if we get lost, we will leave behind traces such that others do not follow our footsteps. Obstacles are so expected in research and the joy comes from being able to overcome it, and overcome the situation. Don't you think the more obstacles there are throughout the journey, the more we will be able to appreciate the fruit of hard labour?This is my passion for research.

i agree that some people are just lucky. beginner's luck or whatever luck you can call it. some are just able to make discovery by mistake and sheer luck. BUT has anyone thought of the hard work put in behind this whole thing?you may question if there is. but if you think hard enough, the researcher would definitely have worked very hard trying to get to destination A, but through all the failed attempts and wrong routes taken, he discovers a new destination B! yes, he did not put in effort in trying to discover destination B and it was by sheer luck that he did. This is because he was only focusing on destination A. despite discovering B, he still has yet to get the A! it is still a setback in the discovery of A. but like what i mentioned previously, sometimes along the way, we do find new routes to new places, be it through luck or anything out of our control. Finding B is a little side-tracked reward for going on the journey of uncertainty, obstacles and rough terrains.

knowing that i am such a pathetic risk taker, research is probably the most high risk level thing i have ever done in my life.

OPI colour

am finally buying the super covetted OPI nail colours online! have been talking about buying online since donkey years ago and now thanks to Yiming, who 'jio' me for the spree, i'm getting my own 4 bottles of OPI nail polish!! *love*



but here comes the bad part.. having to buy something which u have neva seen before..and having different websites showing different shades of colour when its SUPPOSED to be the same colour, doesnt help at all! wonder if its the setting of my com..but colours look so different!one moment its pink, the next website shows that it has more of a reddish tone! its so hard to decide.. guess it the 'price to pay' for getting reali cheap OPI colours.. sometimes reali wonder if i could live with such uncertainty.. i guess some might find it exciting, thus addicted to shopping online.. but really think Princess is not one person who can take risks.. even in this small, tiny, minute extent.. yes, its cheap for OPI but its still freaking $7-10 a bottle! its kinda ex as compared to lets say sally hansen?haha..and very ex as compared to Face shop, etc.. but well i really don't know how good OPI is.. only my manucurist knows.. cos she paints them on my fingers and toes..the only time i used OPI myself was my friend's bottle which was near to drying up! so noo good experience there..hee.. :P



was surfing cozycot trying to look for more reliable 'real life' photos of the polishes and got super inspired to do nail art..haha.. cos many people upload their 'work of art' to the forum for people to comment..sounds more like waiting for people to praise in my opinion..*sigh* why the need?? *shrug*

be considerate, Singaporeans!

anyway, had quite a good weekend.. went for both the fireworks display.. by spain and by china.. boy must i say china's fireworks are good.. better than spain's in my opinion.. cos spain's ending part looks like they are just trying to clear whats left of their fireworks.. and to clear them fast! they simply just shot a messy assortment of fireworks up and don't seem to be caring much for the picture composition when its up in the sky.. the thought that came to my mind was that 'whats a planet-looking-thingy doing together with changing-colour-normal round-display with self-scrambling-red ants-looking fireworks‘? doesnt it occur to them that they don't make sense and definitely don't look nice together? hmmm.. they need to consult the princess's opinion on choreography of fireworks the next time round...

but well, this is not the main point about fireworks.. the main thing why i mention this other than this being my super-no.1-top-favourite is that i got super pissed off by some singaporeans!now now, hear the princess complain... here goes! we reached the place about 30-40 mins before the start and found that the place beside the esplanade was rather crowded.. then we approached a family who were there to ask if we could place our camera stand beside them..obviously not blocking their view..and in fact over the other side of the fence which they were leaning on.. and yes, they agreed..so we were very happy and i was convinced that singaporeans were nice! then when the time comes closer to that of the fireworks display, more and more people came.. then there was this group of friends.. comprising of 2 couples if i am not wrong.. then one of the girl squeezed herself right infront of me.. she is damn tall and she planted herself right infront of me! amazing manners! so i subtly tried to push her out of my space by attempting to adjust the camera stand and stick my butt out at her..i THOUGHT she will realise that she is invading my space and blocking me, so move away and give me a little bit more space.. BUT　ＮＯ！！she gave me an irritated tone as if i was the one invading her space and blocking her! i couldnt take it any longer so i purposely pushed my bag in her direction, try to stand closer to her and poorly attempting to 'chase' her off. Yes, she did move but move in the wrong direction! she moved right infront of the couple standing infront of me and boldly block them right in the face! the couple just stood there stared at each other in disbelief.

i could not take it any longer, thus the words "so inconsiderate" came out of my mouth. The BF heard it. Told her gal and she had no response. So accustomed to this 2 words eh?used ever so frequently on her i would suppose. after which the bf attempted weakly to give me a 'pai seh' smile. but still no response from her. about 10 mins later, she responded! but in a totally unexpected manner! she shouted over the 2 other frens who were standing beside me, and ask why aren't they coming over to her side! *faint* apparently her friends know the situation better.. *jumping mad* comeon, they look like they are only 18-20+ years old as the bf was sporting a super short durian-botak head. just like the recruits! so whats with the younger generations? show some respects to the old ones like me! *grrr* i thought singaporeans are supposed to be educated in Civics and moral education, No?? go back and read your textbooks and remember what your parents have taught you. Yes, Manners is what i am referring to.

i told myself to take 100 mental pictures of her and make sure i can recognise her the next time i ever see her again. And am now super sensitive to the T-shirt with the word 'newbielogy' on it. Was worn by her bf. if i ever see this t-shirt again i will definitely scrutinise the gal with the person dorning the shirt. So if u have the t-shirt, keep it at home. DO NOT EVER wear it unless you want to be glared at. alternatively, u can give it to your enemy! i'm sure u wun mind him undergoing the scrutiny and harsh looks.

be considerate, singaporeans! :)

新的最爱。。

公主有了新的最爱！！猜？是tutu王子送给公主的生日礼物！其实力公主的生日还差一个多月。。但市场上可能不再生产这一类的手机了。。（对啦。。是手机！）所以王子就先买了。。

就是它! 其实也说不出为什么这么喜欢它。。就是不停的想着它。。可能是很想拥有一个很好的相机-手机吧。。就不想老是带着相机。。其实我的相机也是迷你型的。。hehe..（好像是在找借口。。）

超喜欢它的vivid mode sms..简直和msn 一莫一样！而且超多animations!拿来拍烟花也没问题！有空时会上载所派到的照片!

so here's Princess's new phone, new love!

pic from IT.com.cn

我要去台湾！

看了今天的《都市大发现》。。台湾真的有好多东西吃喝玩乐！一定要到小巨蛋看演唱会，在马桶餐厅吃一餐！上次到台湾去好像是6年前吧。。都不大记得玩了些什么。。嘻嘻。。好像就到了那些‘普通’的景点。。和到处吃！台湾吃透透！

今天公主的心情还不算太好。。该做的东西没做完。。还听到了一些不怎么开心的消息。。其实也没什么大不了的。。就有那么一点点不开心。。不去想也就过去了。。

小王子今天没回家。。到朋友的家住。。真好命。。像当年我考完了o水准才有机会第一次和朋友到家附近的商场溜。。时代不一样了。。不忍老都不行了哦。。

为什么？:(

为什么用ipod听radio这么难？还得买remote control??*sigh* 还一位苹果已经改善了这项‘笨笨’的 ‘条例’。。 还得在浪费钱。。。

经天一整天心情还蛮不错的。。拼了老命在读harry porter & the deathly hallows..小王子终于读完了。。所以终于轮到我了！！得快快把它读完。。因为拖得越久，就越有可能听到别人述说故事情节！公主最讨厌自己还没读完，就听到故事的结局！！完全不能忍受！！简直会疯掉！！所以要快快哦。。。

晚餐到了manhattan fish market 吃。。真怀疑他们一天能赚多少钱。。每次去都排着长长的队！！真是不可思议。。但是东西好吃。。没办法。。嘴里是念着可是脚还是不听使唤。。跑到长龙的‘尾巴’站住了。。 ;p 他们的虾真的嗜好吃到不行！*slurp*
只好还跑去换我的crocs!把celery青色换成了cotton candy 粉红。。超可爱的。。嘻嘻。。好喜欢哦。。真觉得没选错颜色。。嘻嘻。。

好了。。一整天也就这样结束了。。不管自己有没充分利用。。其实能够有时间‘浪费’人生也是一种享受吧。。

你们是谁？？

有时候真觉得好奇。。真得很想到到底是谁在看我的部落格。。一天大概有一两个人到我的blog 上。。可是我身边的朋友都好像没什么上这个网站看一看我写的东西啊。。hmm..真的好想知道。。完成公主小小的心愿好吗？就在strawberrychat 上留言就好了啊。。先谢咯！！

好久不见咯！

真是好久没上我的部落格了。。
这段时间也是好多事情发生哦。。去了一趟泰国，买了好多好多衣服！！吃了好多好多的美食。。嘻嘻。。其实去那里是为了参加conference..顺便玩了多几天。。哈哈。。
可是其中还得赶报告。。就为了PhD qualifying exam..交上了一分84页的报告。。真得快死掉了。。回到新加坡 就不停的赶着准备oral presentation..可是最开心的是我的presentation一完，就马上得到机场搭飞机到香港去游山玩水！！感觉真的好棒哦！

香港天气好热！！真的是热到没办法忍受！！37/38度真的不是普通人能忍受的哦。。真的好夸张。。人也变得好黑！！现在要不停的美白美白美白。。可是和tutu王子一起游香港真得很好玩哦！到disneyland看烟花。。海洋公园看鲨鱼。。逛夜市。。浅水湾流汗。。victoria peak 看夜景，看烟花。。（香港的夜景真的是太美太美了。。）吃臭豆腐，烧腊，港式美食。。yum yum.. 真的还有点吃不够呢。。嘻嘻。。现在想起来都还有点饿了。。好一阵子每到香港去了。。所以就从新当一下游客。。还蛮不错的。。住呢，就住在daddy的hotel..marco polo hongkong..还蛮方便的。。跟何况不用给钱。。哈哈。。太爽了。。 :p

其实一切都还蛮顺利的。。exam 也pass 了。。教授也要到美国去了。。所以也就没人‘烦’我了！哈哈。。shhh... :p

在香港还买了ipod nano! 所以现在得去研究如何操作它了！公主的新玩具。。 :)

Amazing

it is realli amazing how time flies! its been 2 weeks since the mini 'big' day.. all went amazingly well~ :) the whole cocktail area was done up so prettily..with so many flowers, ribbons..and not forgetting the 'noisy' waterfall..*reminiscing* but all went past too fast! it was all over in a jiffy.. mayb cos there wasnt a moment for us to stop, think, look around and absorb all around us.. it was quite a mad rush going for makeup, change into the gown, preparing stuff.. think it was even more stressful for Prince TUTU..

the moment came when we had to do the march in..i think it was a feeling neva felt before..everyone seated there was waiting for u..looking at u..ALL attention on us.. it was beyond the normal butterflies-in-the-tummy thingy..it was ermm.. T-rex-in-tummy? haa..ok.. lame.. but well u get the idea..
and here's the wedding webbie!
www.mywedding.com/thomaserin
photos have yet to be uploaded..cos our photographer is still editing and photoshopping..good things are definitely worth the wait ya? :)

actually there isnt much change in our lives after this.. just that there was no more choice of 'breaking up' in our mcq options whenever we quarrel? sounds kinda negative but well its a fact.am slowly getting used to ppl refering to Prince TUTU as hubby/husband/etc.. haha.. but well, to me he is still the same old TUTU..

it is reali a super duper busy time for me.. after the ROM thingy, headed straight into the pile of work waiting for me (after a one day break? heee~). rushing experiments and all..it was madness..now? am supposed to finish up my 100page report which WAS supposed to be due on fri! but heck! i am only at page 18! am so dead.. by hook or by crook,hafta get it ready by mon..which spells less than 24 hours away!*shit*. duno why am so not motivated to do up the report. too many tings to put into words i guess..still dun feel at ease writing in this kinda format. it seems like another FYP thesis to be done in simply 3days?comeon, i took about 1.5 weeks the last time round! but if i dun haf it completed by then, i will be in breech of contract..*$%#@*

so.................................i shall..........................go back.........................to write..............................my report...................................bye.........................to all..........................................for now! :P (sense the reluctance??;D )

let go while u still can

love this phrase at this point in time. so much so that i haf got more things to write about now.
it is so filled with despair and disappointment. it feels so 'stuck' as well.nothing can be done to remedy.nothing can be done to help. it seems like an advice as well. like an advice to all who still can make a choice, make a stand and be able to live with it. certain things are like this,when u have started it, you can no longer walk away.things no longer just concern you, but everyone around you. when this happens, you are no longer deciding based on what you want, but due to the others which your decision affects. in simple terms, you are no longer you. you are them. you have lost yourself to them. they have taken priority over your preference. it is no longer possible for you to act on your own accord without being termed as irresponsible.

your life is no longer yours but theirs'

this is when you know that letting go is not an option.

this is also when you know when you have to take responsibility for the choices you make.

after you make your choices, you have no choice.



certain things are just so amazing. when wavelengths no longer meet, there is simply no common grounds for discussions or talks. everything will be misinterpreted and everything will be misunderstood. everything will need explaination and everything will make you sick and tired. differences that once seems new and fresh will appear as thorns that you will want to irradicate. when one starts doing this, wounds will results. after the wound heals, scarring will set in. one wound is bearable, but when it increases beyond your threshold, you will seek anaesthetic. the sweet relief of anaesthetic is addictive and it will soon serve as a form of escape route. when one is looking at the escape route for too long, they will forget what made them want to enter the room initially. when they resent being in the room, regret entering the room, everything in that room is an eyesore. once regret and resentment builds, it turns into anger. and anger is this powerful weapon that one uses to hurt anyone or anything in the room. with anger as the weapon, the word 'sorry' is the shield. with both weapon and shield, the battle begins. whenever there is a battle, theres bound to be casualties. it could be the sword bearer, the shield bearer or simply a passerby. war is bloody, war is full of mistrust, full of suspiscion, full of hatred, full of pain, full of resentment, full of disgust, full of weariness, full of guilt, full of regret, full of all possible negative feelings and emotions. when everything is all charged up, the only way will be to let go.

let go while you still can..

let there be peace on the universe, the world, the country, the city, the community, the household, the individual. let there be peace on me.

All for NOthing

All for something which may not be right, all for something which may not be comfortable, all for something which may not be suitable, all for something which may not happen, all for NOthing.

sometimes people are just so silly. why do they even want to try when it gets just too hard?why do they even want to try when there doesnt seem to be light at the end of the tunnel? why do they even bother? do people really like to challenge themselves?try to go against fate?try to manipulate the world and all around them what they want them to be?

its just scary how misleading anyone's pride can be. is it becos of this pride that they do not let go and let things go the way it should?it is this 'never give up' aspect thats giving people some false impression of light at the end of the tunnel, oasis in the middle of the desert..

*trying too hard may not be good. let go while u still can.*

Disney on Ice

went to watch finding Nemo on Ice @ indoor stadium..it was a plesant surprise.. actually planned for Michelle's bday..but i didnt know about it too.. hee.. the show was really nice..really cute too! it was a revist to the childhood dream of going for such a show..always dreamed of going for it since young.. but didnt have a chance to..at least 20 years down the road i finally got a chance to hold popcorn in one hand, candy floss in the other, sit so near the skating rink and watch all the characters "fly" on the ice..mickey, donald duck and all..the story was the same Finding Nemo from the movies just that its acted out live! the props are really amazing.. the scale of how big the whale actually is is really impressive.. not to mention the indoor fireworks..such a surprise.. :) this is definitely a show i will bring my boy-boy and girl-girl in the future..haha..

Silence as a form of communication

since when did silence become another form of communication?since when did silence become the best way to confront a problem and solve it?since when did ignoring become the most efficient way of conveying a message?is this type of silence good?good that it helps avoid confrontation?no.. neva agreed to that. to me this was all rubbish.totally escapist.

but now?i have succumbed and relented. i have failed my philosophy. realised that tiredness have all sorts of possible influences, be it good or bad.

it is a very thin line between using silence as a form of communication and giving up. its so thin, i cant see it anymore.

suddenly feel so lost, like my world lost its center. intensity of things does make ppl lose themselves. I have lost myself in the process. cant remember what i was like in the past.its a distant memory.

my CNY

Princess Royale and her entire Kingdom wishes all a Happy new year!

Princess just came back from her CNY trip to Genting..though it was a short and nearby one.. but it was one which is SYMBOLIC.. :) it is the first time they ALL went on a trip together..though there are few unhappy moments, but its still fun having u (Prince T) ard..much much better than without u ( Prince T).. *big grinz*

well..wat can i say abt Genting?neva liked it anyway..haha..was dragged there..if not for Prince T, i wun even be going..haha..thanx for all the monopoly sessions with Prince E and Prince T..our cursed game of pool and bowling till our nails start to break off (i mean literally! its painful *sob*) Princess bought quite a number of cosmetic from Kate..(Prince T not Nabe! *grunt*) highlight flash, finish mascara..bought a diva-ish bag too.. neva mind if its the 137th bag that Princess have..there isnt much difference between 137 and 136..really couldnt resist this furry one from Korea..awww...it doubles as the 245th soft toy..haa...

will upload some of the dumb photos we took..its hilarious..*rolling on the floor laffing*

other than that? Princess is back in the lab..working on her Polyvinyl Alcohol electrospin..hope everything works out before tomorrow! got some reporting to do during meeting.. *triple grunt* and where, where, where is my antibiotics!! quick deliver them to the Princess so that she can do up her work on antibiotics!!

also Princess's schedule is so packed ever since she got back!went to watch Norbit yesterday, today going to Prince T's house for CNY, tmr going to rest after a long day of work and meeting, sat going to Princess J's house for CNY,nice buffet, board game sessions and BIG ang baos here i come! Sunday will be visiting Princess's grandparents.. the Grand-King and Grand-Queens..sounds busy enuf for the Princess..Packed all the way till Sunday~

BTW, Norbit is fun! haha..some brainless jokes..but well, its sometimes good to not use your brain too much.. Runs the risk of overheating..
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the new season of clothes for the Princess?
DIVA is the word! don't understand?look to Jolin Tsai~ Princess have got the same clothes as her! *big grins*

Give me time

how i wish i have the time. all the time in the world..i would take a break, do my long long long overdued experiments, do up my review journal paper, plan for my project directions, have a proper discussion with my students on UROP, FYP and the MLE module..I wouldnt mind a short hols..am so looking forward to the bangkok trip in Jul..so near yet so far..how i wish i can haf a 2 hours super slow lunch..without anything on my mind..wake up without the ringing of alarm clocks that set my head ticking and ringing for the hectic day ahead..

am not simply sitting there to wish..i guess it takes a person of average intelligence to know what he/she wants..but take an exceptionally clever one to make it happen..perseverance is another quality to have for all who are in the same shit as me..plenty of mundane meetings, here, there, everywhere..plenty of nitty-gritty things to handle..and there goes ur day..hectic, tiring..but nothing done. Mayb am just too obsessed with doing everything perfectly..even those small little things..or mayb am just poor in my time planning.am tired..am frustrated.. :(

just added 8 items to my already long To-Do-List..after a 1 hr meeting..*feeling faint*

now i know why superman needs to assume a normal person's identity and not be superman all the time..Nope! not becos of his ugly "uniform"..but simply becos its too tiring~

Valentine's day

v day is just a highly commercial day. A day where couples still quarrel, girls and guys still get heartbroken ( in fact more than normal days i would think)..seriously Princess is beginning to dislike today..firstly it started off in a real bad note & princess's ez link card has got no more money, gotta use coins for bus tmr morning.not looking forward to anything.not even a single one. would rather drown myself in experiments tmr den to think of anything else. expectation kills everything.. not adopting a sore loser-who-cant-get-a-date mood..but rather dun see why things get so hyped up..its pointless.wats the point of spending a bomb on roses or gifts when u cant even understand the person u so called love?get the idea?

As for princess?Her Majesty dun need anything special. just need a man who understands her and knows what she wants and what she needs.seriously, this is even harder to find than a 3 carat pink flawless heart-shaped diamond.

hmm.. Princess sounds pretty mis-understood huh?with so much emphasis on understanding and all..Oh well.........

Princess thinks what those so called "losers" said in the past are beginnning to make sense: 'everyday will be v day if u are happily in love'.. neva gave this much thot and now thinking back, these are just the older ones, not losers. Princess is getting old.

work..funny work..

just received this link from neighbouring lab on their bacteria infection of their cells..cant believe that Sambit actually made a video for the bacterias and posted on youtube! u've gotta see it to believe it..its hilarious..must really comment that the song REALLY suit the topic..haha.. "i know u love me..I know u want me..."

http://youtube.com/watch?v=m-HlWtCH7gk

for those who are not familiar with cell culture and stuff..Technically speaking they are culturing specific types of cells and it so happen that bacteria come along and contaminate the culture, thus throwing weeks, months of work down the drain..cos cells are what we want, not bacteria..

talking about work, here's Princesse @ "work"!

can see the difference?can see the smile behind the mask? ;)

anyway, there are other photos which i dun think its appropriate for Princesse to post..so make do..and for those who knows where this is/what this is all about:
i know it feels terrible to not see results after trying for these few times..and yes there is always sacrifices..but i guess this is research and what we have to do is to always muster the courage to continue this road where no one has trod and be a true trail blazer.. *Salute to all researchers in the world*

Ole Ole oLe OLe!

Singapore won!!congratulations to the Lions! We beat Thailand!yeah... Well done Lions! :)

Princesse went to watch the first leg live at the National Stadium!it was such a great experience watching it live with 55000 fellow Singaporeans..after the match Princesse was practically voiceless..Kallang wave neva felt so good..the experience was complete with those super jokers who were suaning and hurling insulting remarks at the thais..not very nice but well, if we take it in a different light, things arent so bad..what can i say, they are just thinking aloud i guess.. *shrug*

Other than the heart throbbing moments whenever the ball went near Lionel Lewis (no, not that kind of heart throbbing..but out of fear i must say..who knows when he will gabra?;P) i've gotten some other insights from this chain of football action..

feel that its indeed hard to be gracious..when the thais were "bycotting" the match, lots of mean words were flying all over the national stadium..even the Thais back in Thailand could not truly accept their boycotting behaviour..GRACIOUSNESS..is it reali so hard? i would think so..recalling the "boo-ing" that were taking place whenever the opponents took control of the ball and the silence at the Thai stadium when Singapore scored..I truly think so..after they've lost the match, not much ppl bothered staying behind to see the Lions basking in their moment of glory.. it was quite a ironic sight when u can see the Lions smilling, celebrating, kissing the cup in the near-empty stadium..even i myself find it hard to be gracious at some point in time during the match..is it human nature?something that cant be changed?who can be so gracious and not be classified as fake?will we ever see real graciousness and not chuck it aside, classifying the person as a fake-o?hmm.. *shrug* but i must say that soccer is a fun game to watch and u MUST watch it with people who are super biased jokers.. it is a game to be enjoyed with a rowdy crowd..maybe best viewed in the ah-beng manner.. :p

The "reddened" National Stadium

To Princesse's left..

To Princesse's right..

Singapore Vs Malaysia

was watching soccer yesterday nite.. yes, Singapore vs Malaysia.. Didi got tickets to go see it live neva tell me! ended up watching it at home.. but well, its still quite fun..boy was Indra handsome.. maybe as compared to the others on the field.. but think can safely say that he is charismatic ba..
nono.. dun start thinking that i only watch for the "hunks"..cos this is NOT EPL or other leagues..as compared to those, there is nothing to watch!hee..skills wise?wat can i say.. the lions look reali lethargic..restless.. but i think if i were to go and play, i'll be crawling by the 3rd min..so i can only sit on my comfy chair and comment..hee..
overall its a draggy match..other than the blunder by lionel, and our goal, there was nothing much to note..cant reali blame our goalie i guess.. its just that the other team is so lucky.. :(
and also..thruout the 2nd half, i keep hearing Bernard Lim saying "someone suck"..if u recall carefully i guess u will noe who's name he was trying to pronounce..wat else can i say?*sigh* my deepest condolences.. :P

summing it all up

This week has been a week of emotional roller coaster..but well, when there is up, there has got to be down i guess..and nothing comes for free..Respect and understanding is something that all have to bear in mind be it in relation to frens, family and relationships of all kind..

for this week, i've gotten my new specs!new image!my new tutty nerdy specs..but do hope its more interllectual den others..haha~ quite expensive i thot..spent $285..but i guess its cos the frame is Emporio Armani..anyway who can see that tiny little logo on the side of the frame? its barely 0.3cm.. :( didnt get it cos of the brand la..so it doesnt reali matter.. hopefully its the quality..hee..

The long awaited

May i present to u, one of the Prized possession of Strawberry Empire, its very own National Wine!

the first time i drank it was i tink a week or 2 ago..at this German wine bistro, Magma.

located somewhere near SGH if i am not wrong..hee..my goodness.. when u first bring the strawberry wine close to u, the sweetness of the strawberry invades ur nose..den when u tip a little sip into your mouth, the fullness of the wine circles round ur mouth..it brings with it the sweetness of strawberry, infused with the wine's aroma, bringing out the hint of strawberry's sour..neva knew that sourness is such a great compliment to the taste.. it is the wholeness of the flavour that entices.. after u've swallowed it, thats not the end!! the fragrance of strawberries fills up ur entire head.. can reali imagine strawberry smoke coming out of my nose and ears..totally hypnotising.. " i am a strawberry..."

Werder Feinkost Erdbeer-Wein

other than strawberry wine, i've tried their honey wine.. nice oso and taste kinda like Choya plum wine...sweet and fragrant..

Also tried their "pizza", instead of the normal tomato sauce, chesse and wat not of the normal pizza..this one has sour cream instead!

Here is their famous dish..Roast pig trotter!though i do not touch pig trotter..but in this case i enjoyed the crunchy skin, juicy and collagen-ful meat..yum yum~

Rules of life

1. no one should control your life
2. no one should tolerate another one's harsh & offensive tone.(if u think that by tolerating and bearing with it, its called love. i'm sorry but u are disillusioned. This is abuse.)
3. one's happiness is the result of choice, not anything else
4. couple= 2 ppl who shares BOTH the good times AND the bad. (if its just good times, he/she is just your fair weather fren. if its just bad times, he/she is just someone u make use of.)

~With regards to the previous entry, the producer apologises for the delay in broadcast due to some technical problem.~

who are u?

my my.. didnt expect to see my site meter jump! thot this will just be a quiet little blog where i rant and rant into the vast cyberspace..thank u ppl! was looking out for comments (aka interaction with the unknown digits on my site meter) or at least let me know who is peering through the clouds into my strawberry empire..hee.. well, just a little thot..hee..

There will be a live broadcast of the crowning of the National Wine of Strawberry Empire! Will do that when i get home and have the time to sort out the pictures..hee..

which wine will make it to be the National Wine of Strawberry Empire? which is the wine which will be crowned and given the tittle of a National Treasure? Which is it?From which country?France?where most good wine come from? or is it somewhere else in the world which produced this wine worth crowning?

STay Tune! :P